Rockford IL. Experimental - engine quits on takeoff?

[Rgbeard]

And it’s now time for “an emergency crash landing!”.

https://www.foxnews.com/travel/plan...is-airport-stops-in-street-car-drives-on-wing

edit: the engine didn’t quit on takeoff. But rather some ways away from the airport.

 

[bflynn]

Glad he is OK. But I'm not understanding why this pilot landed long and went through the perimeter fence. There are so many tools to hit the first third of a runway.

 

[smv]

Glad he is OK. But I'm not understanding why this pilot landed long and went through the perimeter fence. There are so many tools to hit the first third of a runway.

How does one land on the "first third of a runway" when the engine fails on takeoff?

 

[Salty]

Yeah, not a crash, it’s an “off highway” park on an airplane wing.

 

[bflynn]

How does one land on the "first third of a runway" when the engine fails on takeoff?

In general that's a good question, but not relevant to this situation.

The engine didn't fail on take off, it failed 5 miles away. He glided the 5 miles to the runway and then landed long.

 

[woodchucker]

Should have removed the car before departure. Those things are heavy and draggy.

 

[woodchucker]

Google maps:



It’s not a long runway, and turf.

 

[sourdough44]

By the article it sounds like some of both, takeoff and landing. He took off, had engine problems, then tried to put it down on the airport, 1c8. Don’t know if he originally took off from that airport, 2540’ turf.

He’s ok, plane is trashed, could be worse.

 

[Jim Rosenow]

When we used to stop in there in the 80's the whole place was covered with tied-down aircraft! Things have changed!

Auburn HS loomed large in the windshield taking off to the South (toward the road). I seem to remember it was somewhat uphill that direction, also.

Glad no one was hurt!

Jim

 

[steingar]

He’s ok, plane is trashed, could be worse.

Seeing something You built with your own hands mangled must awful. Could the engine have malfunctioned due to a builder error? It would hardly be the first time.

 

[Southpaw]

That ended that experiment.

 

[brcase]

Glad he is OK. But I'm not understanding why this pilot landed long and went through the perimeter fence. There are so many tools to hit the first third of a runway.

Not regularly practicing power off landings is how to land long. We (as we should) drill into pilots not to stall/spin during an emergency. As a result many over correct in an emergency. The results are much better than the stall spin scenario.

Brian

 

[SkylaneKY]

How did he glide 5 miles?

 

[Juliet Hotel]

Car ended up on the wing. Maybe the driver thought the pilot needed a ride.

 

[midwestpa24]

Not regularly practicing power off landings is how to land long. We (as we should) drill into pilots not to stall/spin during an emergency. As a result many over correct in an emergency. The results are much better than the stall spin scenario.

Brian

"I'd rather run off the end of the runway at 20 mph on the ground, than impact in short of the runway at 60 mph." I've heard that a time or two, and can't disagree.